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11:00 AM ET, November 3, 2009

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Jessica Herndon / People.com:
Rihanna Breaks Silence About Chris Brown  —  Diane Sawyer and Rihanna  —  Nine months after her fight with Chris Brown, Rihanna finally opens up about the night that left her bruised and bloody.  —  “This happened to me. ...  It can happen to anyone,” the singer, 21 …
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Exclusive: Rihanna Speaks Out  —  Music Superstar Opens Up to Diane Sawyer About Relationship with Chris Brown  —  In an exclusive interview, music superstar Rihanna sits down with Diane Sawyer revealing publicly for the first time what happened last February with singer and ex-boyfriend Chris Brown.
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Kate Gosselin: I Was Wrong to Treat Jon That Way  —  Loading...  The Kate-Gosselin-Sets-It-Straight train rolled into Remorseland today.  —  The reality-TV star whose show has been postponed out from under her admits in her latest interview that she isn't proud of the Jon & Kate Plus 8 moments …
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Lifeline: Rihanna ‘woke up as Britney Spears’  —  Rihanna: I ‘woke up as Britney Spears’  —  Rihanna, a Glamour 2009 Woman of the Year, talks about how she coped after the Chris Brown assault in February and all the attention it caused.  “I went to sleep as Rihanna and woke up as Britney Spears …
Discussion: Just Jared and OK! Magazine
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Rihanna: “I Went to Sleep as Rihanna and Woke Up as Britney Spears”  —  Glamour has named Rihanna one of its Women of the Year — but 2009 has been anything but breezy for the R&B star.  —  She breaks her silence to the magazine about her brutal February beating at the hands of her then-boyfriend, singer Chris Brown.
Discussion: Popeater, Rolling Stone and Us Weekly
Popeater:
Kate Winslet Wins Lawsuit After Being Labeled 'World's Most Irritating Actress'  —  Don't call Kate Winslet “the world's most irritating actress,” or you'll end up owing a lot of money.  —  The Oscar winner successfully sued British tabloid The Daily Mail after the publication gave …
Discussion: X17 Online and Bitten and Bound
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Simon Perry / People.com:
Kate Winslet Wins $40,000 in Libel Suit  —  Academy Award winner Kate Winslet said Tuesday she was “delighted” to win a payout of about $40,000 from a British newspaper that said she lied about her exercise regime.  —  “I strongly believe that women should be encouraged to accept themselves as they are …
Kristin Dos Santos / E! Online:
Major Death Revealed: Heroes Is Killing Off Adrian Pasdar  —  As I have been teasing for weeks, Heroes is killing off a major character later this season.  —  The death is a huge twist for the show so I didn't want to ruin the surprise for you, but now that another outlet has leaked the secret, it's time for me to reveal the truth:
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Mike Moody / Digital Spy:
‘Heroes’ character departs series
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Popeater:
Mariah Carey Takes a Tumble on ‘Leno’  —  Oh, the trials and tribulations of high heels.  Mariah Carey almost went face-first into Jay Leno's stage during a taping of his show on Monday night, thanks to some iffy footwork by the crooner.  As Carey was making her way onto the stage …
Discussion: D*ana's Dirt
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Cindy Crawford / Us Weekly:
Mariah Carey: De-glamorizing for New Film Was “Hideous”
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, Style News and X17 Online
TMZ.com:
Kiefer Sutherland's $700 Morning Bar Tab  —  Kiefer Sutherland racked up the following $700 bar tab between 7am and 1pm.  Yes, those times are correct.  —  We've learned the “24” star and members of the show's crew popped into The Spot in San Pedro, California last week after wrapping up a shoot nearby …
Discussion: Bitten and Bound
Nick Haramis / BlackBook Magazine and City Guides:
Winona Ryder Bites Back  —  Shirt by Alice + Olivia.  Jacket by Hanii Y. Ryder's Own Rings.  —  Constant media scrutiny—compounded by exhaustion and the normal anxieties of a woman about to turn 20—convinced Ryder to seek psychological treatment in 1990.  “I remember waking up one morning,” she says of her breaking point.
Discussion: E! Online (AU), Popeater and X17 Online
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Owen Wilson signs on for ‘Marmaduke’  —  Joins Judy Greer and Lee Pace in live-action/CG movie  —  Owen Wilson has signed on to voice the rascally Great Dane “Marmaduke,” Fox's adaptation of the long-running comic strip.  —  Wilson's boarding is the last piece of the puzzle for the live-action/CG movie …
Rohin Guha / BlackBook Magazine and City Guides:
Kristen Stewart's Epiphany: Fame Is Cold & Desolate, Like Vampires  —  Famed bottom-lip biter Kristen Stewart says there is some parallel poetry between the vampires of Twilight and the life of fame and riches that the movies' roles have brought about for their young stars.
Tatiana Siegel / Variety:
Clooney in talks for ‘Descendants’  —  Payne directing family dramedy for Fox  —  George Clooney is circling the lead in the Alexander Payne-helmed family dramedy “The Descendants” for Fox Searchlight.  —  The actor, who is currently shooting Anton Corbijn-directed thriller “The American …
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Kim Kardashian / Kim Kardashian official web site:
A Very Disney Halloween  —  This Halloween was so much fun!!  I decided to go as Princess Jasmine, since I've been wanting to go as her for years and found the perfect costume!  I went all out with my Disney theme this year and also got a Snow White outfit that I wore to Kendall's birthday!
Michael Fleming / Variety:
DreamWorks sets scribe for ‘Guardians’  —  Lindsay-Abaire to adapt Joyce series  —  Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Lindsay-Abaire has been set to adapt “The Guardians,” a DreamWorks Animation adaptation of the upcoming series of children's books by William Joyce.
Discussion: /Film
Nellie Andreeva / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Doctor Who’ star lands ‘Rex’ pilot  —  David Tennant will play a top Chicago litigator  —  No longer will American TV audiences be asking doctor who?  —  Popular British actor David Tennant, best known for playing the title role in the BBC's long-running sci-fi series “Doctor Who,” …
Discussion: EW.com
Sarah Michaud / People.com:
Mary Stuart Masterson Welcomes a Son  —  It's a boy for Mary Stuart Masterson and husband Jeremy Davidson, her rep tells PEOPLE.  —  The actress, 43, delivered a son on Oct. 11.  Further details are unavailable at this time.  —  The baby boy is the first child for the couple …
Brian Orloff / People.com:
Jessica Simpson Calls Melrose Place ‘Crap’  —  Guess Jessica Simpson isn't a Melrose Place fan - at least not anymore!  —  After the recent news that her sister, Ashlee, had been cut from the CW drama, the singer blasted the show on her official Twitter page.  “CW catching up on MP,” Simpson Tweeted on Sunday night.
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Us Weekly:
Jessica Simpson Calls Melrose Place “Crap” After Ashlee Is Fired
 
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